Chianti-Poached Figs with Lavender Mascarpone

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  • Yield:

    12

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Bo Friberg

Published 1989

  • About

Brown Turkey figs, also known as Black Spanish figs, are large, beautiful fruits with an exceptional mahogany brown skin tinged with purple. The first crop of the year is always particularly eye-catching. (Figs, which produce fruit without flowering, are also unusual in that they provide two crops annually.)

This recipe utilizes the classic technique of poaching figs in wine and reducing the liquid to use as a sauce. The lightly cooked fruit is paired with mascarpone cheese and cara

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